Avoyelles Journal

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Avoyelles Journal
Type Weekly newspaper
Owner(s)Randy DeCuir
Avoyelles Publishing Company
PublisherThe Secretary
EditorRandy DeCuir
Founded1978
Headquarters Marksville, Louisiana
Circulation 17,000
OCLC number 849658460
Website avoyellestoday.com

The Avoyelles Journal is a free independent weekly newspaper serving Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is published on Sundays and has circulation of around 17,000. [1] It is headquartered in Marksville, Louisiana with one branch in Bunkie, Louisiana. It began publication in 1978, founded by Randy DeCuir. In 1986 it added a Wednesday advertising edition with business news [2] In recent years, a website was begun to complement the newspaper: www.avoyellestoday.com. The newspaper sponsors the annual Avoyellean of the Year award which honors a local citizen who has made notable contributions to the parish of Avoyelles. [3]

As of 1999, the paper was based in a 19th-century building, formerly the "Jules Coco Store". [4]

References

  1. ↑ National Directory of Community Newspapers. American Newspaper Representatives. 1996. pp. 226–228. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
  2. ↑ Carolyn Farquhar Ulrich (1997). Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory. Bowker. p. 10617. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
  3. ↑ Louisiana Roster of Officials. The Secretary. 1989. p. 25. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
  4. ↑ Commission Des Avoyelles (February 1, 1999). Avoyelles Parish: Crossroads of Louisiana Where All Cultures Meet. Pelican Publishing. pp. 24–. ISBN   978-1-4556-0051-9 . Retrieved July 4, 2013.



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